David Tennant has announced he’s leaving Doctor Who

He was my favourite.
This is the message I received on my facebook updates but for those not on Facebook I’ve copied and pasted it for you

‘David Announces He’s Leaving Doctor WhoFrom David Tennant
Today at 3:32pm
David has announced that he is leaving Doctor Who during his acceptance speech at tonight’s National Television Awards.
Speaking live from the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon David explained that he will be returning to Cardiff in January 2009 to film the 2009 Doctor Who specials, but when the show returns for a new series in 2010 it will be without him as the Doctor.

David said: “I’ve had the most brilliant, bewildering and life-changing time working on Doctor Who. I have loved every day of it.
It would be easy to cling on to the Tardis console but I fear that if I don’t take a deep breath and make the decision to move on now, I never will.
You would be prising the Tardis key out of my cold dead hand. This show has been so special to me, I don’t want to outstay my welcome.”
He added: “This is all a long way off, of course. I’m not quitting, I’m back in January to film four special episodes which will take Doctor Who all the way through 2009. I’m still the Doctor all next year but when the time finally comes I’ll be honoured to hand on the best job in the world to the next lucky git, whoever that may be. I feel very privileged to have been part of this incredible phenomenon. I’m looking forward to new challenges but I’ll always be proud to be the 10th Doctor.”’

I’m sure there’s other links out there, obviously there will be one on the Doctor Who site but since I’m not in the UK I don;t have access to them

Actually, the news relating to Doctor Who is accessable to those of us outside the UK.

And NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I’m NOT happy about this.  I’ve found him to be absolutely amazing as this character.

NOOO!!! David Tenant was the best.

It’s amazing how much I know about this show and the actors without ever having watched a single episode.

I read this this morning in the Metro.
I’m not happy.
*sigh*

Me either.  Lets start a riot and go tell him the what for.

So… Dr River Song knew him in her past and his future, in the body of the Tenth Doctor. How do you think they’re going to deal with that?

Boo - 02 November 2008 12:12 PM

So… Dr River Song knew him in her past and his future, in the body of the Tenth Doctor. How do you think they’re going to deal with that?

Nerdily and incomprehensively. And inaccurately.

Maybe that she recognised not his physical appearance but something else?

I don’t know. She knew him as Ten - she says that he looked older, doesn’t she?
Matt thinks that, due to only having specials until Ten leaves, they’ll imply a huge time gap.
He also thinks that Eleven will never mention River.

Boo - 02 November 2008 01:29 PM

I don’t know. She knew him as Ten - she says that he looked older, doesn’t she?
Matt thinks that, due to only having specials until Ten leaves, they’ll imply a huge time gap.
He also thinks that Eleven will never mention River.

But her saying he looked older could mean that they’ll have to cast a younger man as Eleven.

Sooner or later, we’ll end up with a child.